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Introduction
Declarations
Management Board
Supervisory Board
Ahold at a glance I Business review I Governance I Financials I Investors
This 2015 Ahold Annual Report dated March 2,
2016, (the Annual Report) comprises regulated
information within the meaning of sections 1:1 and
5:25c of the Dutch Act on Financial Supervision
"Wet op het financieel toezicht."
For the consolidated and the parent company's
2015 financial statements "jaarrekening" within
the meaning of section 2:361 of the Dutch Civil
Code, please refer to Financials. The members of
the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
have signed the 2015 financial statements pursuant
to their obligation under section 2:101, paragraph
2 of the Dutch Civil Code. The following sections
of this Annual Report together form the management
report "bestuursverslag" within the meaning of section
2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code: Ahold at a glance,
Business Review, Our Management Board and
Executive Committee, Supervisory Board, Corporate
governance, How we manage risk., Remuneration
and the subsection Remuneration included in the
Supervisory Board report.
For other information "overige gegevens" within the
meaning of section 2:392 of the Dutch Civil Code,
please refer to subsection Other information under
Financials, and to the section Investors.
The members of the Management Board as required
by section 5:25c, paragraph 2, under c of the Dutch
Act on Financial Supervision confirm that to the best
of their knowledge:
a The 2015 financial statements included in this
Annual Report give a true and fair view of the
assets, liabilities, financial position and profit
or loss of the Company and the undertakings
included in the consolidation taken as a whole.
a The management report included in this Annual
Report gives a true and fair view of the position of
the Company and the undertakings included in the
consolidation taken as a whole as of January 3,
2016, and of the development and performance
of the business for the financial year then ended.
a The management report includes a description
of the principal risks and uncertainties that the
Company faces.
Ahold
Annual Report 2015
Dick Boer
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Carr
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
James McCann
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer,
Ahold USA
This Annual Report, including the 2015
financial statements, which are audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V., has
been presented to the Supervisory Board. The 2015
financial statements and the independent auditor's
report relating to the audit of the 2015 financial
statements were discussed with the Audit Committee
in the presence of the Management Board and the
external auditor. The Supervisory Board recommends
that the General Meeting of Shareholders adopts
the 2015 financial statements included in this Annual
Report and recommends the proposal to pay a cash
dividend for the financial year 2015 of €0.52 per
common share.
Jan Hommen (Chairman)
Mark McGrath (Vice Chairman)
Stephanie Shern
Rob van den Bergh
Derk Doijer
Ben Noteboom
René Hooft Graafland
